Verner Paerson

Verner Paerson (1744-) was the Stattholder of the Swedish Republic from 1794, succeeding Halvar Apell. He was an industrial revolutionary and agrarian, boosting the income from farms and factories, and he was also a tactician, bolstering military technology research rates and decreasing the cost of recruiting infantry. He was a friend of the United States, opening very friendly relations, but did not ally with them.